GM to plan move from RenCen to Dan Gilbert’s Hudson’s tower

[401don]

GM had a few classic cars displayed in the lower level new the food court. Tourists don't want to see current modeled cars. They could visit any dealership showroom to see those. The RenCen management failed at many things including accommodations such as shopping, some type of attraction such as classic GM cars, restaurants, etc. The RenCen had more visitors and tourists on weekends in the 70s, 80, and 90s, when there weren't even a Riverwalk. Ford had "The World of Ford" area or room where classic, new, and concept cars were displayed visited by local visitors and tourists. What also hurt the RenCen was the change in building management which were clueless in managing the complex and the change in CEO for GM

I've been through the Ren Cen weekends since the '70's. It's basically always been a Ghost town. If you have a way to change that and profitably activate all that space better than Hines and all the other companies that have tried please tell us.

[bailey]

I've been through the Ren Cen weekends since the '70's. It's basically always been a Ghost town. If you have a way to change that and profitably activate all that space better than Hines and all the other companies that have tried please tell us.

The common areas would make a great Casino. Confusing layout to keep people playing. Isolated location to stop them from leaving. Restaurant and event space already there. Demo short towers, keep the middle one as the casino's hotel .

[Gistok]

The common areas would make a great Casino. Confusing layout to keep people playing. Isolated location to stop them from leaving. Restaurant and event space already there. Demo short towers, keep the middle one as the casino's hotel .

Actually the 2 short [[22 story) towers are not owned by GM, and are leased up much better than the 39 story towers.

[softailrider]

The common areas would make a great Casino. Confusing layout to keep people playing. Isolated location to stop them from leaving. Restaurant and event space already there. Demo short towers, keep the middle one as the casino's hotel .

Hmmmm......A casino, I think I like that a lot.

[stasu1213]

I've been through the Ren Cen weekends since the '70's. It's basically always been a Ghost town. If you have a way to change that and profitably activate all that space better than Hines and all the other companies that have tried please tell us.

Rencen was crowded on weekends during the late 70s throughout the 80s. The shops, the restaurants, and the movie theaters were always occupied or heavily attended. Had the RenCen wasn't built like a cement maze had the riverfront been developed then the complex would had attracted more people